3 Easy Smoked Salmon Appetizers

3 Easy Smoked Salmon Appetizers that are super simple to make with supermarket ingredients, but the small bites add a wow factor to any occasion. Make all three from your base ingredients or pick one and pile your platter high with them. Whatever you choose to do these smoked salmon appetizers are perfect for parties!

At this time of year, when everybody is trying to do their shopping and life is super busy, having a quick recipe you can whip up for a party or gathering is vital.

These 3 easy smoked salmon appetizers can all be made with the same 3 base ingredients, then it is just a case of changing up the seasonings.

Some cream cheese, smoked salmon and a loaf of sliced brown bread and you can create a platter of easy smoked salmon appetizers that will go down a treat at a party or before your holiday meal.

I have given suggested seasonings in the recipes, but there are so many variations you can mix it up however you like.

For the ones pictured I used fresh dill, chives and lemon and black pepper.

But alternatives would be:

finely chopped capers

parsley and lemon zest

tarragon

caviar

finely chopped red onion

finely chopped celery

chervil

cayenne pepper

for an unusual twist a little orange zest and a pinch of cinnamon.

What is more if you keep a block of cream cheese in the fridge and some smoked salmon and bread in the freezer, you can make these anytime. I don’t recommend freezing cream cheese, the water content means when it defrosts it has a really grainy texture, which doesn’t work here.

But the blocks you buy at the store have really nice long use by dates on them, so keeping one or two in the fridge will always be worth it. (And if it comes towards the end of it’s date, what better excuse do you need to make a cheesecake!)

Looking at the platter we have smoked salmon and dill pinwheels, smoked salmon and lemon cream cheese sandwich bites and some smoked salmon and chive toast bites. But the herbs and seasonings are all adaptable and changeable.

When it comes to party platters like this, the presentation is so important. Cutting the sandwiches into bite sized fingers makes them look elegant. Again the toasts bites, spending a little bit of time and using a cookie cutter to cut out small rounds takes toast and makes it stylish and more refined.

And these little touches don’t take long, but they can make such a difference.

Smoked Salmon and Chive Toast Bites

These smoked salmon and chive toast bites are one of 3 Easy Smoked Salmon Appetizers that are super simple to make with a a few simple supermarket ingredients.

Course
Appetizer

Cuisine
Modern Australian

Prep Time10minutes

Servings20bites

Calories30kcal

Ingredients

4slicesbrown bread

1/4cupcream cheese(room temp)

1tbspchopped chives- see notes

3.5ozsmoked salmon

Instructions

Place the bread in the toaster and toast until crisp.

Allow to cool then use a cookie cutter to cut small rounds out of your toast

Add a teaspoon (or so) of cream cheese to each round.

Top the rounds with some smoked salmon and a sprinkling of chopped chive (or your chosen herb).

Recipe Notes

As an alternative to chives you could use:

lemon and black pepper

chopped dill

finely chopped capers

parsley and lemon zest

tarragon

caviar

finely chopped red onion

finely chopped celery

chervil

cayenne pepper

Nutrition Facts

Smoked Salmon and Chive Toast Bites

Amount Per Serving

Calories 30Calories from Fat 9

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 1g2%

Cholesterol 4mg1%

Sodium 77mg3%

Potassium 22mg1%

Total Carbohydrates 2g1%

Protein 1g2%

Vitamin A1%

Vitamin C0.1%

Calcium1.1%

Iron1.4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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